April 06, 2006

... unless it was authorized by President Bush to smear people telling the truth about the Bush Administration's dishonest mishandling of our nation's intelligence aparatus.

Vice President Dick Cheney's former top aide told prosecutors President Bush authorized the leak of sensitive intelligence information about Iraq, according to court papers filed by prosecutors in the CIA leak case.

Before his indictment, I. Lewis Libby testified to the grand jury investigating the CIA leak that Cheney told him to pass on information and that it was Bush who authorized the disclosure, the court papers say.
[Papers: Cheney Aide Says Bush OK'd Leak - AP - 04-06-06]

Disgraceful and dishonest...

"If there's a leak out of my administration, I want to know who it is," Bush told reporters at an impromptu news conference during a fund-raising stop in Chicago, Illinois. "If the person has violated law, that person will be taken care of.

"I welcome the investigation. I am absolutely confident the Justice Department will do a good job.

"I want to know the truth," the president continued. "Leaks of classified information are bad things."
[Bush welcomes probe of CIA leak - CNN - 02-11-04]